Need help finding a cellphone plan? Post here! US edition (Master thread)

[zionest]

Contract/Prepaid:Whatever is Cheaper
Amount of lines needed:1
Total minutes needed:About 2500 give or take or unlimited
Need free nights and weekends? N
Need unlimited mobile minutes? N
Need unlimited mobile minutes within a specific carrier? N
Total texts needed per line: 1200/ Unlimited.
Total data needed per line: Unlimited (or enough to not be able to use comfortably without fear of exceeding).
Smartphones? Y
Carrier: main stream Verizon sprint etc.
Monthly budget: "Cheapest"

[cozmohoot]

Contract/Prepaid:Whatever is Cheaper
Amount of lines needed:1
Total minutes needed:About 2500 give or take or unlimited
Need free nights and weekends? N
Need unlimited mobile minutes? N
Need unlimited mobile minutes within a specific carrier? N
Total texts needed per line: 1200/ Unlimited.
Total data needed per line: Unlimited (or enough to not be able to use comfortably without fear of exceeding).
Smartphones? Y
Carrier: main stream Verizon sprint etc.
Monthly budget: "Cheapest"

there are loads of sprint mvno's with unlimited data
as for vzw there are not as many mvno's. pageplus is 1. straight talk has some phones that use vzw service and is 45 per month. they also allow to bring an old vzw phone with their byop plan. not lte phones though

[zionest]

ty what are those sprint plans? do they work on a smart phone?

[cozmohoot]

ty what are those sprint plans? do they work on a smart phone?

virgin mobile, boost mobile, ting,. Just Google sprint Mvno. Yes they allow data and even lte data.

[efflpetzel]

So i'm getting kicked off a sprint yeshiva plan in a couple of days where i paid $100 for two phones, now i'm tired of bouncing from one cheap plan to the next & would like to open a new plan under my own name



Contract/Prepaid:                  cheapest
Lines needed:                       2
Total minutes needed:          not much

Total texts per line: If unlimited or if one line differs from another please state.               not much
Total data per line: Please specify if some lines don't need data.                                      around 1gb?
Smartphones? Please specify if some lines don't need a smartphone.                              smartphone
Would you like a specific carrier?                                                                                       no difference
Do you have phones already?                                                                                           yes, sprint

Yes or No
Free nights and weekends?                                         bonus
Unlimited mobile minutes?                                            bonus
Unlimited mobile minutes within a specific carrier?       bonus



i would really appreciate if someone can help me find a good plan or at least direct me to a good store/agent in the brooklyn area,
thanks!

[cozmohoot]

If you don't need too many minutes or text and only 1gb of data, 100 per month for 2 phones sounds like a lot.

[efflpetzel]

If you don't need too many minutes or text and only 1gb of data, 100 per month for 2 phones sounds like a lot.

1 gb per phone ideally,

do you have anything in mind?

[cozmohoot]

1 gb per phone ideally,

do you have anything in mind?

do u need a phone or will you use the sprint phones? Basically any prepaid carrier is a good value it just depends on the service you want to have. If u are happy with sprint you can get virgin mobile or boost mobile. You can even bring your phones to straight talk...

[nobiggy]

Contract/Prepaid:  cheapest
Amount of lines needed: 1
Total minutes needed:  1200
Need free nights and weekends? Y/N:  no
Need unlimited mobile minutes? Y/N:   no
Need unlimited mobile minutes within a specific carrier? Y/N:  no
Total texts needed per line: If unlimited please state so. If one line differs from another please state. 2500
Total data needed per line: Please specify if some lines don't need data. 2.5 gb
Smartphones? Y/N: Please specify if some lines don't need a smartphone.  yes
Carrier: (Only if you want a specific carrier). I heard verizon is very good in new york and in gen. But I basiccly want who ever has best service

Monthly budget: If you are willing to forego any of the above options in order that the plan should fit your budget please specify. $45 or so but I would also like 4G but if not then 3G. I don't want 2G.





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[elikay]

Contract/Prepaid:  cheapest
Amount of lines needed: 1
Total minutes needed:  1200
Need free nights and weekends? Y/N:  no
Need unlimited mobile minutes? Y/N:   no
Need unlimited mobile minutes within a specific carrier? Y/N:  no
Total texts needed per line: If unlimited please state so. If one line differs from another please state. 2500
Total data needed per line: Please specify if some lines don't need data. 2.5 gb
Smartphones? Y/N: Please specify if some lines don't need a smartphone.  yes
Carrier: (Only if you want a specific carrier). I heard verizon is very good in new york and in gen. But I basiccly want who ever has best service

Monthly budget: If you are willing to forego any of the above options in order that the plan should fit your budget please specify. $45 or so but I would also like 4G but if not then 3G. I don't want 2G.





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tough one you may want to look into Straight Talk byod

[doublejay]

Contract/Prepaid: Whatever is Cheaper
Amount of lines needed: 2
Total minutes needed: About 2500 give or take or unlimited
Need free nights and weekends? N
Need unlimited mobile minutes? N
Need unlimited mobile minutes within a specific carrier? N
Total texts needed per line: 1200/ Unlimited.
Total data needed per line: Unlimited (or enough to not be able to use comfortably without fear of exceeding).
Smartphones? N
Carrier: main stream network - need good service
Monthly budget: "Cheapest"
NY area

[Salty]

Contract/Prepaid: Prepaid
Lines needed: 1
Total minutes needed: Unlimited

Total texts per line:unlimited
Total data per line: Would like unlimited, but at least 500 mb 3g
Smartphones? We already have a iphone 4s that is finishing a 2 year contract
Would you like a specific carrier? already on Sprint, would like to keep the current phone, or at least be able to trade it in when switching to a new carrier
Do you have phones already? yes

Yes or No
Free nights and weekends? no
Unlimited mobile minutes? yes
Unlimited mobile minutes within a specific carrier?  no

Monthly budget: willing to drop unlimited minutes for ~2000 minutes. 50$ or less. Otherwise cheapest. Thank you.

[ayman]

Contract/Prepaid:Neither, would prefer pay as you go.
Lines needed:2
Total minutes needed:Prefer Unlimited: min 2000

Total texts per line: Unlimited
Total data per line: Unlimited (4G?)
Smartphones? Yes for both
Would you like a specific carrier? Must have good coverage in NYC.
Do you have phones already?Yes, one is completely broken so need to be replaced, second is broken but functional.

Yes or No
Free nights and weekends? Yes if not unlimited min.
Unlimited mobile minutes? Yes if not unlimited
Unlimited mobile minutes within a specific carrier? No

Monthly Budget: Would like to spend between $50 to $100 a month for both.

[cozmohoot]

Imo you first have to decide which service is best for you and where you are most. After at you can see all the prepaid carriers and Mvno of the carrier etc..

This is a good resource for prepaid.
http://www.prepaidphonenews.com/2011/02/best-prepaid-data-carriers-and-plans.html?m=1

[EliH]

Prepaid
Amount of lines needed: 2
Total minutes needed: 1000 +
Need free nights and weekends? Y/N:
Need unlimited mobile minutes? Y/N: no
Need unlimited mobile minutes within a specific carrier? Y/N: no
Total texts needed per line: 200
Total data needed per line: med/high
Smartphones? Y/N: Yes.
Carrier: GSM any
Monthly budget: Cheapest
Need for 1 month while traveling, would like to be able to tether my pc